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Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.

Synonym: Bignonia tulipifera Schum., Spathodea tulipifera (Schum.) G.Don

BIGNONIACEAE

Local Names : തണ്ണീർക്കായ്മരം, Scarlet-bell tree , Fountain tree.

Flowering Period :  November to May

Distribution : Native in Tropical Africa

Uses: Ornamental, skin cure, nut edible.

Exotic : Yes.

 Trees; bark smooth, light brownish-grey. Leaves imparipinnate, opposite, decussate; lamina  elliptic-oblong, margin entire. Flowers bisexual, bright red, in terminal racemes; calyx, spathaceous, golden velutinous, recurved;. corolla tube  bright reddish-orange without, yellowish within; stamens subequal; anthers large; staminodium small; ovary superior, ovate-oblong; stigma 2-lipped, lips flattened. Fruit a capsule, lanceolate-oblong, brownish-black, woody, seeds many, winged.

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